February BSRC Summer Camp Update

TVSR is excited to welcome you to The Acorn newsletter! We plan to send a monthly update of summer camp need-to-knows. It is scheduled based on where your troop should ideally be in the planning process for camp. We hope you find this useful and as always if you have any questions please reach out!

If you received an e-Mail notification for this post, it is because you registered for Boy Scout Resident Camp in 2017 or 2018. Or are a Mohegan Council Scout Master. If you are a Scoutmaster attending camp and are not receiving e-Mail notifications when these updates are published, please send a message to the Business Manager. Likewise if you wish to unsubscribe from updates, a link is provided at the bottom of each e-Mail.

Registration

Registration for the 2018 camp season is on-going. By now, most units have made a deposit on a campsite. If you are a new unit looking to put a deposit on a campsite for 2018, please refer to page 6 of the Leader & Parent Guide, available on the Downloads page.

If you are a parent looking to register for a Scout for a week of camp by himself, see the below section on Provisional Programs.

After the initial numbers deposits are complete, we will open the system for the input of Names and Merit Badges. There has been an unforeseen delay in getting the system ready, but we expect to have it open by the end of the month and will provide information on this in the next edition of The Acorn so that groups may begin to input their camper information.

Popcorn Vouchers must be applied by a Council employee, please contact the Mohegan Council Service Center at 508-752-3769 after Names and Merit Badge registrations open to have these vouchers removed.

For detailed instructions on how to register for camp using the current registration system, see the Registration FAQ page.

Eating at Camp

If your unit would like to start planning meals at camp, you may find last year’s menu in the on the Downloads page as a reference, it will change slightly this year, but it’s a great starting tool.

Most campers eat in the Dining Pavilion – however some campsites offer the ability for in-site cooking with ingredients for the day picked up from the Kitchen. All food restrictions and dietary concerns must be clearly listed on the BSA Medical Form.

Campsite Inspections

Our Camp Commissioner Dan Peck will conduct Campsite Inspections throughout the week with your unit’s leadership. The staff also inspects campsites after troops check-out and again before the next checks-in, all in the effort to make your campsites the best they can be. All campsites are equipped with: restrooms (with solar lights), hard roofed shelters (with solar lights), picnic tables, campfire rings, and enough canvas tents and cots to accommodate your unit.

Refer to the appendix of the Leader & Parent Guide for the Campsite Inspection Form.

Provisional Programs & Specialty Weeks

If your unit isn’t coming to camp, but you have some Scouts who would like to attend on their own, or if you have some Scouts that would like to come back for a second week, the provisional Scout program is a perfect fit.

Our provisional troop, The Mohegans’, is led by experienced camp staff members who act as your provisional camper’s Scoutmasters for the week. Each week of the program features a different specialty program. Click here for more information on The Mohegans’.

Does my provisional camper have to participate in the specialty program?

Nope! While we certainly encourage provisionals to join together in the specialty programs, all of the camp’s regular program and activities are open to them.

Merit Badge Schedule

A draft Merit Badge Schedule is available on the Downloads page. Check it out and get your scouts excited for some of the new badges offered this year! The final schedule will be available before Names and Merit Badge registrations open. The final schedule will include which badges need pre-requisite work, trading post kits, and books. But remember a scout is prepared and should do a little research beforehand for whatever badges they thrive to get.

Pre-Camp Meeting

On June 23 at 2:00PM at camp in the East Lodge, we will be having our pre-camp meeting. This is the time to come with all your final questions for camp. We encourage you to bring all of your camp paperwork to this meeting: medforms, waivers etc., as this will make your check-in day to camp run all the more smooth.

Camperships

The campership deadline is quickly approaching!

Through the generous support of Mohegan Donors we are happy to announce an increase in available funds for the annual campership fund. We hope to serve more of our families than in the past. Do not miss out on an opportunity to apply for assistance. Any application submitted after March 15 will not be considered until after all other submissions have been reviewed.